Alle Aktivitätenhttp://www.mokrahtoktok.de/forum/index.php?/discover/Mokrah Toktok-Forum - Alle AktivitätendeFate of Saurfang Quest Live, Alliance Control Darkshore, Bonus Event ErrorFate of Saurfang Quest Chain
The quest chain that continues the story of Saurfang is live today for Horde characters. This chain culminates in a choice that will have consequences in the future! Pick up the quest on the Horde Warship in Dazar'alor's harbor.
Alliance Now Control Darkshore
The Alliance has taken Darkshore and so a few things are now available: The world boss Ivus the Decayed is up in Darkshore for Alliance players. He rewards a chance for item level 385 loot so be sure to kill him!
Darkshore rares have had their loot lockouts reset for Alliance.
Alliance have access to the Warfront cycle quests Buzzkill, Remaining Threats, and Tapping the Breach.
Alliance has access to world quests in Darkshore.
Horde can now start the contribution process to launch the Darkshore Warfront.
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Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Ivus the Decayed
Once a staunch ally in Alterac Valley, Ivus the Forest Lord succumbed to the Horde's defilement after returning to defend Darkshore. Even in decay, with his mind twisted by dark magic, he would rather be cut down than cede even a single inch of the forest to his enemies. Overview - Ivus the Decayed often uses abilities to attack several players at random and will retreat to the safety of his Petrified Bark when at low health. Tanks - Ivus will cast Plague Breath in your direction, leaving a Plagued Bog on the ground beneath you.
Fungal Bloom will leave a few clear areas on initial impact before spreading.
Plaguelings summoned while Ivus is Petrified fixate on players at random and cannot be controlled through threat generation.
Healers -
Hurl Blight will hit players at random.
Fungal Bloom will leave a few clear areas on initial impact before spreading.
Plaguelings will channel Devour on a random player until they are dispatched.
Damage Dealers -
Hurl Blight will hit players at random.
Fungal Bloom will leave a few clear areas on initial impact before spreading.
Ivus will remain immune to damage while Petrified. Dispatch all active Plaguelings to make Ivus end the Petrification.
Plague Breath - Inflicts 30 Plague damage to all enemies in a cone in front of the caster. Plagued Bog - You take 30 Plague damage every second you remain in the area and your movement speed is reduced by 20%.
Hurl Blight - Hurls several boulders at random enemies, inflicting 30 Plague damage to players within 3 yards of their impact.
Shockwave - The caster slams the ground, sending a shockwave out in front of the caster that inflicts 30 Physical damage to all players caught in its path.
Fungal Bloom - The caster spreads plague throughout the land around them, causing several fungal blooms to grow rampantly. Standing in the blooms causes players to take 60 Plague damage.
Petrify - The caster enters a petrified state and calls forth a swarm of plaguelings to fight for them. While petrified, the caster is immune to all damage. Defeating all of the plaguelings will end the petrification effect. Plagueling - Devour - Each plagueling focuses on a random target, inflicting 10 Shadow damage every second.
Bonus Event Quest Reward Tooltip Error
The weekly quest for the BfA Bonus Dungeon event still rewards a Heroic piece of Uldir gear. The quest is displaying a normal cache, but this is just a tooltip error that will be fixed.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Weekly for 4 mythic dungeons only gives a normal cache now?? Used to say heroic historically, was this intended or should I wait to turn in?
It's still a Heroic piece - this is just a tooltip issue (which we're working to fix). (WarcraftDevs)
View the full articleTue, 18 Dec 2018 23:55:00 +0000Ji'arak, BfA Dungeon Event, Cooking Impossible, Call to Arms: Vol'dunChecking Out The Incredibly Wild Side of Rastakhan's Rumble Ji'arak - Zuldazar Battle for Azeroth World Boss Ji'arak is the world boss this week!
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Battle for Azeroth Dungeon Event
This week's bonus event is the Battle for Azeroth Dungeon Event. All week long the final boss of each Battle for Azeroth Dungeon will drop an extra piece of loot.
Pick up the quest Emissary of War from either your Adventure Journal or in your faction hub. Completing this quest rewards Cache of Uldir Treasures which contains a piece of Uldir loot and a large sum of Azerite power.
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
The Battle for Azeroth Dungeons Bonus Event is underway! This Week
All week, open Group Finder (default hotkey: I) to queue for any Battle for Azeroth dungeon on Normal or Heroic difficulty.
Alternatively, get a group of veteran dungeoneers together and travel to one of the Battle for Azeroth dungeons on Mythic difficulty: Atal’Dazar
Temple of Sethraliss
The Underrot
The MOTHERLODE!!
Freehold
Shrine of the Storm
Tol Dagor
Waycrest Manor
Look for the following all week long: Chronicler Shoopa in Zuldazar or Chronicler Toopa in Boralus has a quest for you – Emissary of War. Or, if you forget to pick it up there, you can start it within the Adventure Journal. Quest requirement: Complete 4 Battle for Azeroth dungeons on Mythic difficultly.
Rewards: One loot box containing a piece of gear from Heroic difficulty Uldir.
Passive bonus: The final boss in each dungeon drop additional loot on all difficulties (except Mythic Keystone difficulties.)
Every Week
The Bonus Events system consists of a rotating schedule of different activities, currently scheduled to run each week beginning on Tuesdays. Each Bonus Event grants a passive bonus to a particular game activity and offers a once-per-event quest with a noteworthy reward for accomplishing a related goal. The in-game calendar can serve as your one-stop reference for the event schedule. The Adventure Guide also offers a direct link to active Bonus Events, allowing you to easily accept any associated quests.
Island Expeditions for the Week of December 18th, 2018
The Island Expeditions for the week are: Dread Chain with Kvaldir
Rotting Mire with Pirates
Havenswood with Worgen
New PvP Brawl: Cooking Impossible
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
New PvP Brawl: Cooking: Impossible
Nomi is back, and he wants you to bring your most dangerous pots and pans to The Valley of the Four Winds for a new brawl in the kitchen. Look to your in-game calendar for round one of this cutthroat culinary conflict.
Call to Arms: Vol'dun
This week's Call to Arms is Call to Arms: Vol'dun or Call to Arms: Vol'dun. Head to Vol'dun Valley with warmode enabled to kill 10 players of the opposing faction. This will reward you with conquest and 75 reputation for either 7th Legion or The Honorbound.View the full articleTue, 18 Dec 2018 15:24:00 +0000Elite PvP Titles and Queue Times, Feast of Winter Veil, December 17 HotfixesWinter Veil is Coming! New Card Back, Bundle Deal, Free Packs Through Quest Patch 8.1 - Elite PvP Titles and Queue Times
Patch 8.1 added new elite titles rewarded from PvP.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
High PvP Queue Times
We've noticed this increase in queue times as well, particularly for highly-rated players. We're currently investigating to find a fix, but this was not intended. (WarcraftDevs) PvP Titles
the PvP title NAME the Elite CLASS, added in 8.1 will this title only last for the season, or is a title for keeps, once its earned for said character/characters of said class?
Elite titles are only active during the season in which they are earned. (WarcraftDevs)
Feast of Winter Veil Guide
Winter Veil has returned and is active from December 16 to January 2nd! Click the banner for our Winter Veil Guide!
2018 Changes and Additions
At Least You're Being Careful - Rewards Toy Armor Set / Toy Armor Set. Using this toy dresses your character up in Horde or Alliance themed armor.
Greatfather Winter's Hearthstone - New toy that allows you to hearth with a festive flair!
Model Updates
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Don Your Holiday Apparel—The Feast of Winter Veil Has Begun!
The fine folks of Smokywood Pastures aren’t letting a little thing like war between the Horde and the Alliance get in the way of spreading holiday cheer—or gaining a bit of profit. Winter Veil has begun in Azeroth, and with it come all the fripperies, fineries, and delectable comestibles of the holiday. When: December 16 – January 2 Where: Initial holiday quests can be found in Orgrimmar and Ironforge, but festive decorations can be found throughout the world.
Let your spirit be light by stepping into one of the Giant Snow Globes* found outside of the Ironforge Bank, in Orgrimmar overlooking the Valley of Wisdom, or in the Broken Isles in Dalaran. It’s a truly transformative experience letting your inner Greatfather Winter helper out. A little /dance will spread the joy to those around you.
The Abominable Greench is (still) a mean one, but we’re sure that once you’ve filled up on the fine foods and beverages from Smokywood Pastures, you’re bound to put a stop to his reign of terror in the Hillsbrad Foothills. The quest You’re a Mean One… is now available to players level 60 and up.
There are plenty of holiday hats to be found on a variety of bosses from dungeons in the Broken Isles, Northrend, and more. You just need to decide which color hat you want. Will it be green or red?
*May experience some shrinkage with use
**Please /dance responsibly. Side effects include joy and laughter. Wait at least 30 minutes after eating Smokywood Pastures fine festive foods to avoid unpleasant side effects.
Patch 8.1 Hotfixes - December 17, 2018
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Classes Note: These changes will be applied with weekly restarts in each region.
Druid (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Feral Damage of all abilities increased by 7%
Mage (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Frost Damage of all abilities increased by 3%
Items
Heart of Azeroth (Fury Warrior) Reverted an unintended reduction to the damage of Reckless Flurry. Dungeons
Siege of Boralus
Viq’Goth Call of the Deep should no longer damage players who are currently mounted in the cannon. Player versus Player
Monk (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Mistweaver Fixed a bug that caused Way of the Crane to heal for more than intended on a critical strike. Quests The Alliance War Campaign quest “The Big Boom” can now be completed while the world quest “Zem’lan Rescue” is active.
View the full articleTue, 18 Dec 2018 03:59:00 +0000The Hivemind Mount SolvedThe Hivemind Mount Solved
The Secret Finding Discord has figured out the Hivemind Mount! Check out the full guide on Warcraft Secrets.
You will need a group of at least five players to acquire The Hivemind. There are many pugs going in LFG. You should all have the same warmode setting while working on the puzzle together. Step 1 - Purchase and equip the Talisman of True Treasure Tracking. This is obtained Griftah in Shattrath. Keep this equipped for the entire puzzle. Step 2 - Acquire the colored crystal monocles.
Note: Players have reported that your party only needs one of each monocle, but each one should be held by a different player. According to these reports you do not have to acquire any of these monocles personally to unlock The Hivemind. It is possible to join a group of four players who have these monocles already, but who have not completed the Suramar Beams, and join them at that step.
Red Crystal Monocle - complete the trading game puzzle in Vash’jir. You will need 2380 gold for this step. Buy 500 Seashell from Sir Finley Mrrgglton.
Buy 100 Cavity-Free Great Shark Tooth from Volatile Violetscale.
Buy 50 Razoreel Larva from Manta Stargazer.
Buy 250 Well-Fed Doctor Fish from Lil’ Whalley
Buy 10 Freshly Molted Crab Skin from Gloomy Bluefin.
Buy 50 Glittergill Glitter from Ol’ Fishbreath.
Return to Sir Finley Mrrgglton and buy 80 Seashell.
Buy 2 Giant Giant Toenail Clipping from Gloomy Bluefin.
Buy 4 Makrura Eye from Little Carp.
Buy 1 Accidentally-Severed Seahorse Fin from Volatile Violetscale.
Buy 2 Shiny Sea Serpent Scale from Crimson Angerfish.
Buy 40 Symbiotic Plankton from Manta Stargazer.
Return to Sir Finley Mrrgglton and buy 5 Scintillating Murloc Skin Lotion and 300 Seashell.
Buy 30 Vantus Black Squid Ink from Ol' Fishbreath.
Buy 30 Super Slick Eel Slime from The Blackfish.
Buy 3 Rock-Encrusted Whelk Shell from Volatile Violetscale.
Buy 5 Potent Gastropod Gloop from Little Carp.
Return to Sir Finley Mrrgglton and buy 1500 Seashell.
Buy 300 Very Pretty Coral from Lil' Whalley
Buy 100 Iridescent Shimmerray Skin from Ol' Fishbreath
Buy 20 Luxurous Luxscale Scale from Crimson Angerfish
Buy 5 Captured Cavitation Bubble from The Blackfish.
Return to Sir Finley Mrrgglton and buy the Red Crystal Monocle.
Green Crystal Monocle - complete the Skyreach puzzle. At the end of the Skyreach dungeon, you can interact with the Basic Instructions banner.
Interact with the small glowing orb on the console and colored lights will appear in the distance.
Use the console to perform the following sequence: Right - Up - Down - Up - Right - Right - Up - Left - Down - Up - Left - Down
A chest will appear at the top of the console, loot the Green Crystal Monocle.
Yellow Crystal Monocle - complete the Halls of Origination puzzle. Enter the Halls of Origination and take the stairs on the right. When you’ve reached the elevator jump down to interact with the Stellar Refraction device.
Click each constellation that appears to change the colors of other constellations nearby. Once they are all the same color, the chest will spawn containing the Yellow Crystal Monocle.
An addon has been developed to help solve this puzzle.
Note that you can invite players to your party after the puzzle has been solved, and they too can loot the chest containing the monocle.
Blue Crystal Monocle - complete the letter puzzle. You will need to read letters located all over Azeroth.
Letter #1 - Shattrath at 65,69 behind Griftah.
Letter #2 - Highmountain at 57.41, 27.91 on top a wood crate.
Letter #3 - Karazhan raid on a table in Medivh's Chambers.
Letter #4 - Razorfen Downs at the end of the instance on a table.
Letter #5 - Mount Hyjal at 44.41, 46.65 at the top of the tree.
Letter #6 - Icecrown at 70.73, 73.35 near the border of Crystalsong Forest.
Letter #7 - Townlong Steppes at 37.7, 63 near the base of the structure.
Go to Borean Tundra to the top of The Nexus and loot the Gift from Ms. Graham at 27.45, 27.12 to acquire the Blue Crystal Monocle.
Step 3 - Disabling the Suramar Beams. In Suramar at 41, 69.5 there are four colored beams, one for each monocle.
There are also 4 withered NPCs that correspond to each beam / monocle.
Rikei (red) located at 71.86, 62.57
Blom’an (blue) located at 46.89, 28.61.
Giluzui (green) located at 19.95, 46.39.
Yorilan (yellow) located at 43.58, 81.82.
Each member of your party must be at a different withered, equipped with the corresponding colored monocle. Equipping the monocle will make the withered hostile to you. The remaining player will stand by the doorway with the colored beams.
Bringing the withered down to 1% HP (be careful not to kill them) will cause it to cast Draw Energy. This will cause that withered’s color beam to briefly be removed from the doorway.
The 4 members of your group handling the withered must carefully time bringing the NPCs down to 1%, while the fifth player stands near the doorway, waiting to go in.
Once all beams are down, the 5th player must quickly get to the dresser and interact with the Lost Cat Toy.
This will cause the player to be teleported out and take damage. Make note of the amount of damage taken, as this is required to complete the next step.
Step 4 - Lady Chaton in the Court of Stars Take the entire group to Lady Chaton in the Court of Stars. There are numerous manakittens that can be pet. Each time you pet a kitten it gets a stack of Purring for 15 seconds.
The damage the 5th player in your party took when getting teleported out of the Suramar room is the number of stacks you must apply to different cats.
The order of the cats compared to the damage taken is Fluffy, Shadow, Mew, Ash and Bella. For example, if the player in your group took 15904 damage then you would need 1 stack on Fluffy, 5 stacks on Shadow, 9 stacks on Mew, 0 stacks on Ash and 4 stacks on Bella.
If the damage taken was only 4 digits long, ignore Fluffy.
If the damage taken was only 3 digits long, Ignore Fluffy and Shadow.
Make sure to start with the cat that has the highest stacks needed, as the stacks quickly drop after 15 seconds.
Once all necessary cats have their required stacks, and orb will appear. Click it to be teleported to the next puzzle.
Step 5 - The Jumping Puzzle All five players will need to get to the other side of the room through the jumping puzzle. This can take some time, and the exact method is still being worked out, but it can be brute forced so keep trying until you all get across.
Check the Warcraft Secrets guide for tips and videos on this step.
With all five players across, walk up to the door together. All players must wait at the door for it to open.
Final Step - The Arcane Crossing Stand near the top step and wait for the floating disc to fly toward you.
Click it to attempt to mount on it.
Only a few party members will be able to fly on it together at any one time.
The trick to this step is to find the people in your group that are able to cross together. One person will be able to cross with anyone, while others will only be able to cross with specific party members. User Raere posted a helpful image on the WoW Secret Finding Discord.
Use raid target icons to identify who is able to cross together.
This is a take on the classic "farmer, fox, chicken and corn" river crossing riddle.
Players will have to go back and forth multiple times until everyone makes it to the finish. Once all players are across, stand at the door and wait for it to open.
Surrounding The Hivemind are five shadowy pools. Each member must stand in a different pool and click on The Hivemind.
Once all players channel their spell at the same time, the mount will be yours!
View the full articleSun, 16 Dec 2018 02:13:00 +0000AWC and MDI Competitive Rulings, Patch 8.1 Hotfixes - December 14, 2018Sat, 15 Dec 2018 01:16:00 +0000Fri, 14 Dec 2018 23:04:00 +0000Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:54:00 +0000Katanus joined Mokrah ToktokDec 14, 2018 Katanus joined Mokrah ToktokView the full articleFri, 14 Dec 2018 15:40:35 +0000Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:45:00 +0000New Mount - Vulpine FamiliarNew Mount - Vulpine Familiar
A new in-game shop mount has been added to the game!
View the full articleThu, 13 Dec 2018 18:21:00 +0000Azerite Knowledge, December 12 Hotfixes, 8.1 Undocumented Changes, FinalBossTV #176Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:41:00 +0000Patch 8.1 Hotfixes - December 11, 2018Patch 8.1 Hotfixes - December 11, 2018
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied. Classes
Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Beast Mastery Fixed a bug with Spirit Mend that caused it to heal for less than intended. Dungeons and Raids
Uldir
Zul, Reborn Zul's health has been reduced by 5% on Mythic difficulty.
Developers’ note: Tides of Vengeance removed the Subtlety Rogue passive Shuriken Combo, which was a core part of many guilds’ strategy on this fight. We’re reducing Zul’s health to avoid the update increasing the difficulty of the fight for guilds that were relying on Shuriken Combo.
Items
Heart of Azeroth
Synaptic Spark Capacitor damage decreased 32%. Professions Fixed a bug that allowed some Battle For Azeroth crafted gear to be worn by player characters who no longer had the crafting skill to create it.
Cooking Battle for Azeroth flasks and feasts now increase the primary stat for tanks (was Stamina).
Cooks can now learn and serve new Stamina foods.
Player versus Player
Rogue (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Snake Eyes (Azerite Trait) is reduced by 30% when engaged in combat with enemy players.
Shaman (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator)
Pack Spirit (Azerite Trait) is reduced by 80% when engaged in combat with enemy players (was a 50% reduction).
The following Azerite Traits are reduced to 50% effectiveness when engaged in combat with enemy players:
Death Knight - Magus of the Dead
Demon Hunter - Revel in Pain
Druid - Masterful Instincts, Arcanic Pulsar, Lively Spirit
Hunter - Dire Consequences, Surging Shots
Mage - Arcane Pummeling, Flash Freeze, Blaster Master, WildFire
Monk - Glory of the Dawn
Paladin - Avenger's Might, Light's Decree, Righteous Conviction
Priest - Whispers of the Damned
Rogue - Nothing Personal
Shaman - Lava Shock
Warlock - Dreadful Calling, Baleful Invocation
Warrior - Intimidating Presence, Crushing Assault, Bastion of Might
Quests Fixed a bug where enemies required for “Black Moon Rising” weren’t providing quest credit when killed.
View the full articleWed, 12 Dec 2018 03:33:00 +0000Patch 8.1 - Tides of Vengeance Trailer and Key Art, Mythic Zul NerfPatch 8.1 - Tides of Vengeance Live Today Patch 8.1 - Tides of Vengeance Trailer and Key Art
Blizzard released the patch trailer today, along with some screenshots and key art!
Patch 8.1 - Mythic Zul: 5% Health Nerf
Blizzard is hotfixing Mythic Zul to reduce his health by 5% to compensate for the removal of Shuriken Combo.
View the full articleTue, 11 Dec 2018 22:13:00 +0000Patch 8.1 - Tides of Vengeance Live This Week!Patch 8.1 - Tides of Vengeance Live Today
Patch 8.1 - Tides of Vengeance is live today! Class Changes
New and Updated Azerite Powers - Patch 8.1 continues to improve the Azerite Power system with changes to existing powers and a plethora of new ones added to the available options!
Mythic Plus Azerite Armor Vendor - Thaumaturge Vashreen in each capital city sells Mythic Plus Azerite Armor caches and specific pieces for the new currency, Titan Residuum.
Spells Being Taken off the Global Cooldown - Several abilities are being removed from the global cooldown!.
New Warfront - Battle for Darkshore - This warfront continues the story of the Night Elves after the loss of Teldrassil and their fight to reclaim Darkshore from Horde control.
Warfront Rewards Vendor - Learn more about the new warfront vendor.
Warfront World Quests - Learn more about the new Warfronts world quests.
Night Warrior Scenario - Preview the Night Warrior Scenario and the new Night Warrior cosmetic options for Night Elves!
Fate of Saurfang Quest Chain - The story of Saurfang continues in this patch.
Faction Assaults - Learn about the new Faction Assaults, similar to the Legion Invasions!
Paragon Reputations for Battle for Azeroth Factions - Paragon reputations make a return!
Horde and Alliance War Campaigns Continue - Learn about the continuation of the war campaign.
Blood Elf and Dwarf Heritage Armor - Learn about the new Heritage armor for Blood Elves and Dwarves.
New Island Expeditions and Changes - Changes, additions, and a reward vendor added for Island Expeditions.
New Pet Battle Dungeon - Gnomeregan - Learn a little bit about the new battle pet dungeon.
New Paladin Spell Animations - New animations added for paladins.
Leveling Changes - Reduced experience to level!
War Mode Buff Changes - New incentives for the minority faction.
Account Wide Quality of Life Alt Changes - Account wide transmog reputation, Heart of Azeroth levels, and flight paths.
Mounts - Patch 8.1 adds a bunch of new mounts to obtain.
Profession Updates and Changes - New stuff for professions.
Miscellaneous Changes and Additions - Solo LFR Legion raids, new hunter pets, music and more!
What is Not Coming This Week?
Certain things will unlock on January 22, 2019 and a few things are a little further off than that!
January 22, 2019
The Battle for Dazar'alor Raid - New raid! January 22 — Normal and Heroic Difficulties
January 29 — Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1
February 12 — Raid Finder Wing 2
February 26 — Raid Finder Wing 3
PvP Season 2 - Season 1 will end and 2 will begin.
Mythic Keystone Dungeon Season 2 - A new affix and higher item level rewards with a 5th azerite ring
Future
Crucible of Storms Raid - A two boss raid in Stormsong Valley.
Kul Tiran Human and Zandalari Troll Allied Races - Two new allied races.
New and Updated Azerite Powers
Patch 8.1 continues to improve the Azerite Power system with changes to existing powers and a plethora of new ones added to the available options!
Mythic Plus Azerite Armor Vendor
Thaumaturge Vashreen in each capital city sells Mythic Plus Azerite Armor caches and specific pieces for the new currency, Titan Residuum. Titan Residuum is rewarded from your mythic plus cache or breaking down Azerite Armor pieces at the scrapbot. Item Level 355 Cache - 15 Titan Residuum
Item Level 370 Cache - 50 Titan Residuum
Item Level 385 Cache - 165 Titan Residuum
Specific Item Level 385 Piece - 675 Titan Residuum
Class Guides
Icy Veins is ready to go with updated class guides!
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Death Knight
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Blood Death Knight Guide for 8.1
Frost Death Knight Guide for 8.1
Unholy Death Knight Guide for 8.1
BfA Death Knight Leveling Guide
Demon Hunter
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Havoc Demon Hunter Guide for 8.1
Vengeance Demon Hunter Guide for 8.1
BfA Demon Hunter Leveling Guide
Druid
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Balance Druid Guide for 8.1
Feral Druid Guide for 8.1
Guardian Druid Guide for 8.1
Restoration Druid Guide for 8.1
BfA Druid Leveling Guide
Hunter
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Beast Mastery Hunter Guide for 8.1
Marksmanship Hunter Guide for 8.1
Survival Hunter Guide for 8.1
BfA Hunter Leveling Guide
Mage
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Arcane Mage Guide for 8.1
Fire Mage Guide for 8.1
Frost Mage Guide for 8.1
BfA Mage Leveling Guide
Monk
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Brewmaster Monk Guide for 8.1
Mistweaver Monk Guide for 8.1
Windwalker Monk Guide for 8.1
BfA Monk Leveling Guide
Paladin
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Holy Paladin Guide for 8.1
Protection Paladin Guide for 8.1
Retribution Paladin Guide for 8.1
BfA Paladin Leveling Guide
Priest
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Discipline Priest Guide for 8.1
Holy Priest Guide for 8.1
Shadow Priest Guide for 8.1
BfA Priest Leveling Guide
Rogue
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Assassination Rogue Guide for 8.1
Outlaw Rogue Guide for 8.1
Subtlety Rogue Guide for 8.1
BfA Rogue Leveling Guide
Shaman
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Elemental Shaman Guide for 8.1
Enhancement Shaman Guide for 8.1
Restoration Shaman Guide for 8.1
BfA Shaman Leveling Guide
Warlock
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Affliction Warlock Guide for 8.1
Demonology Warlock Guide for 8.1
Destruction Warlock Guide for 8.1
BfA Warlock Leveling Guide
Warrior
Skills
Talent Calculator
Class Forum
Arms Warrior Guide for 8.1
Fury Warrior Guide for 8.1
Protection Warrior Guide for 8.1
BfA Warrior Leveling Guide
Spells Being Taken off the Global Cooldown
Several abilities are being removed from the global cooldown!
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker)
I believe it was Ion that said in a dev chat movement abilities were coming back off the GCD. So is this actually happening?
This is something that is still happening. Here is the list I have so far of abilities that are for sure coming off the GCD: Havoc - Vengeful Retreat
All Druids - Wild Charge
Arms - Charge
Fury - Charge
Protection Warrior - Ignore Pain
Protection Warrior – Intercept
Protection Warrior (PvP) – Dragon Charge
Survival – Harpoon (Source)
Well that’s nice I guess, what about all the other categories?
This is just what we have confirmed so far. There could potentially be more added to the list, but I personally just don’t know of any others yet.
We’d love to hear from you guys on more examples of abilities that you feel should be off the GCD and why. (Source)
New Warfront - Battle for Darkshore
A new warfront is being introduced to go alongside with the Battle for Stromgarde. This warfront continues the story of the Night Elves after the loss of Teldrassil and their fight to reclaim Darkshore from Horde control. Check out our preview below and for more information on how the cycle will work, refer to Blizzard's official preview!
Warfront Rewards Vendor
Patch 8.1 adds a new currency called 7th Legion Service Medal / Honorbound Service Medal. These are acquired from Warfronts as well as Incursion World quests and can be spent at a vendor near your Warfront table in your capital city.
Warfront World Quests
Arathi Highlands now has a variety of world quests added to it instead of just the world boss quest. In addition, Darkshore also has many world quests. These are most likely available to the faction in control of the map.
Night Warrior Scenario
The Night Warrior scenario is a new series of quests that advances the story of the Night Elves after the events of the Burning of Teldrassil. Both Horde and Alliance have separate scenarios to tell the sides to the story. Alliance venture into Darkshore with Tyrande while the Horde attempt to resurrect fallen Night Elves with Nathanos, culminating in a showdown that leads to the Darkshore Warfront.
Night Warrior Night Elf Customization Options
Completing the Night Warrior Scenario unlocks a new skin tone option for Night Elves that grants them darker purple skin and black eyes.
Fate of Saurfang Quest Chain
There is a new quest chain that continues the story of Saurfang from the point he is released by Anduin in the Lost Honor cinematic. This chain culminates in a choice that will have consequences in the future!
Faction Assaults
Much like the Legion Invasions from the Legion expansion, Tides of Vengeance adds new limited time world quests that cycle between each faction defending or attacking an area of Zuldazar or Kul Tiras. If your faction is defending, you finish the Faction Assault by completing four of the world quests and then attacking the opposing faction's air ship. These are also a new way to level alts as characters 110 or above can complete a Faction Assault and receive the Taste of Victory buff for an hour after completion.
Paragon Reputations for Battle for Azeroth Factions
The Paragon Reputation reward system is returning from Legion for the Battle for Azeroth factions. Every 10,000 reputation you earn past exalted will now reward you with a container that can contain fun rewards! In addition, contracts for the 7th Legion and Honorbound factions have finally been added.
Alliance Factions
7th legion - Rallying War Banner, Recipe: Contract: 7th Legion
Proudmoore Admiralty - Proudmoore Music Box, Albatross Feather
Order of Embers - Bewitching Tea Set, Cobalt Raven Hatchling
Storm's Wake - Violet Abyssal Eel, Technique: Glyph of Storm's Wake
Horde Factions
The Honorbound - Rallying War Banner, Recipe: Contract: The Honorbound
Zandalari Empire - Warbeast Kraal Dinner Bell
Talanji's Expedition - For da Blood God!, Pair of Tiny Bat Wings
The Voldunai - Goldtusk Inn Breakfast Buffet, Meerah's Jukebox, Words of Akunda
Neutral Factions
Tortollan Seekers - Bowl of Glowing Pufferfish, Kojo's Master Matching Set
Champions of Azeroth - Azerite Firework Launcher
Horde and Alliance War Campaigns Continue
Both the Horde and Alliance will be able to advance their war campaign with tons of new story content that leads up to the events of the new raid, the Battle for Dazar'alor. The large chunks of each story will likely continue in installments for the next month, with the PTR calendar having the part releases listed as follows:
December 11 - Part 1
December 18 - Part 2
January 8 - Part 3
January 22 - Part 4
January 29 - Part 5
Blood Elf and Dwarf Heritage Armor
Players with maximum-level (120) Blood Elves or Dwarves who are Exalted with their faction (Silvermoon City or Ironforge respectively) will be able to embark on a new quest line for each race to learn more about their history. Once you complete your quest, you’ll gain a new Heritage Armor transmog set unique to your race and be able to show off your pride. Click the banners below to learn more about the quest chains!
New Island Expeditions and Changes
Changes are being made to the way Island Expeditions function. Click the banner to see Blizzard's full preview! Highlights include: Two new islands - Havenswood and Jorundall
Two new events (akin to invasions currently)
Azerite Ruptures - Protect a device from waves of enemies
Azerite Extractors - Set up an extractor that will grant you azerite over time, but the enemy team can take it if not defended
More clustered NPCs for easier navigation
Seafarer's Dubloon Vendors in 8.1
Vendors have been added near the Island Expeditions Que Hub in both Boralus and Dazar'alor that offer a variety of rewards in exchange for your Seafarer's Dubloon.
Mysterious Treasure Map Reward
The World Quest to win 1 Island Expedition a week has been replaced with a new one that has you collect enough Azerite from Island Expeditions to receive a Mysterious Treasure Map. This item unlocks a rare mission at your mission table that rewards Azerite Power and either 5,000 gold or additional Azerite Power depending on the mission.
Island Expedition Rewards Update
Patch 8.1 will change Island Expedition rewards from being based on the NPCs you kill to the NPCs that are on the island.
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker)
In Tides of Vengeance, in addition to two new Island Expeditions, we’re making a number of adjustments and improvements to Islands. One of those changes will alter how various cosmetic rewards are determined, and we’d like to explain that further, as we promised here: https://twitter.com/WarcraftDevs/sta...80683058487297
Currently in Battle for Azeroth, Island Expeditions have a chance to reward cosmetic items based on which type of creatures you and your team defeated. For example, if the island theme of the week was Hozen, there’s a chance to receive one of the Banana toys. If the invaders were Nerubian, you could have a chance to receive the Voru’kar Leecher companion pet (among other things). They way this has worked is by means of a hidden scorecard that counted your group’s efforts against anything on the island that was part of the invaders’ ecology. So if anyone in the group earned some Azerite from killing invaders or mining Azerite near the invaders, everyone in the group had a chance at the cosmetic rewards. That chance grew based on how much invaders’ Azerite was obtained, and was also a higher chance in Heroic and even higher in Mythic difficulty Islands. We set the maximum chance you could earn at a reasonable threshold, in the hopes that players wouldn’t feel that they needed to only kill invaders and not complete the islands in a natural way.
Of course, that’s not how it worked out. Confusion around the best way to get cosmetics led to a divergence in playstyles, with some players wishing to focus exclusively on hunting specific creatures, while others wished to win the island efficiently to get Azerite. This caused a significant amount of tension between players who had differing goals.
In Tides of Vengeance, all players on an Expedition will have a chance to receive cosmetic rewards based on the island’s inhabitants, rather than which enemies were specifically defeated. That chance will again be higher on higher difficulties, but there will be no need to strategize around invaders. The most efficient way to receive cosmetic rewards will be whatever tactics cause you to complete the Island quickly, on the highest difficulty that you’re comfortable.
Thanks to everyone who has stormed our high seas with feedback on this. We really appreciate it.
New Pet Battle Dungeon - Gnomeregan
Another pet battle dungeon is being added in 8.1 with a variety of mechanical themed rewards to earn!
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
It’s time to martial your menagerie and put your best battle pets forward within the halls of Gnomeregan.
To get started on your journey, you’ll need to have earned the achievement All Growns Up!, which requires you to raise a pet to level 25. This will make a new quest available to you from Radek Fuselock, who is located near the pet battle trainers in Dazar’alor, or Tizzy Gearjolt, who is located just outside of Dana Pull’s shop in Hook Point in Boralus. You won’t need to complete the Wailing Caverns or Deadmines pet battle dungeons to gain access, and with the release of the Tides of Vengeance content update, you’ll be able to play the three pet battle dungeons in any order.
Completing the quest and pet battle dungeon the first time earns you an Ultimate Battle-Training Stone. You’ll also be able to avail yourself of Manapoof’s aid to teleport directly to Gnomeregan’s dungeon entrance as a part of the quest reward.
For those daring to push your team, you can take on the Challenge Mode version of the dungeon, which requires you to have at least 15 maximum-level battle pets. This will open an account-wide weekly quest that you can pick up from Micro Zoox, who’s waiting outside the Gnomeregan instance portal.
Completing the Challenge Mode the first time will grant the achievement Pet Battle Challenge: Gnomeregan, which rewards a Mini Spider Tank battle pet. Return each week to complete the quest and you’ll earn the reward Pristine Gizmo, which can be exchanged for items from Micro Zoox including an Unopened Gnomeregan Supply Box, Mechanical Cockroach, Schematic: Mechantula, Leper Rat Tail, and Rechargeable Alarm-O-Dog Battery.
Whether you’re new to pet battle dungeons or a companion-combat veteran, you’ll want to get in on the ongoing story as it unfolds. Who are the shadowy figures that keep appearing? What do they want? What are their nefarious plans? Discover what awaits your critter pals next in Gnomeregan!
New Paladin Spell Animations
Paladins are receiving visual updates to Avenging Wrath, Beacon of Light, Beacon of Virtue, Holy Light, and Light of Dawn!
Leveling Changes
The experience required to level from 1 to 110 has decreased substantially, with extremely small changes to the 110 to 120 experience. Click the banner to see just how much the experience has been lowered.
War Mode Buff Changes
War Mode is getting a buff to encourage mode people to participate in world PvP. The faction that is less represented in War Mode will get a Call to Arms buff for activating War Mode, increasing the 10% experience/rewards buff to 20% for the duration that your faction is the minority.
Account Wide Quality of Life Alt Changes
Alts will have it just a bit easier in Patch 8.1. Here are a few changes:
Account Wide Reputation Transmog Unlocks - As long as one character on your account has the necessary reputation requirements and unlocks completed, alts that meet the level requirements will be able to transmog certain tabards and armor pieces!
Account Wide Champions of Azeroth Neck Ilvl Unlock - As long as one character on your account has the necessary revered reputation requirement with Champions of Azeroth, alts that meet the level requirements will be able to complete the quests from Magni to upgrade their Heart of Azeroth!
Account Wide Flight Paths - As long as one character on your account has completed the Battle for Azeroth Pathfinder, Part One achievement, you can purchase 7th Legion Scouting Map or Honorbound Scouting Map to trade to alts and unlock all Kul Tiras/Zanadar flight paths!
New Mounts
Patch 8.1 adds quite a few new mounts! Click the banner to see them all!
Profession Updates and Changes
Many new recipes have been added this patch. Some highlights are below, with a look at all the new recipes by clicking the banner below.
Tidalcore is a new crafting material from Heroic and Mythic dungeons
Breath of Bwonsamdi - is a new crafting material from the Battle of Dazar'alor raid.
Recipe: Sanguinated Feast - New cooking recipe that creates Sanguinated Feast, which provides 100 in your main stat and uses Sanguicell.
Formula: Enchanted Tiki Mask - Enchanting recipe to make Enchanted Tiki Mask
New armor recipes for most professions that will likely be available on January 22nd when gear item level rewards increase.
Miscellaneous Changes and Additions
A variety of many other changes and additions have been made to the game. More World Quests have been added to Kul Tiras and Zandalar.
The reputation awarded for activities in Legion content for the Allied Race reputations has been increased.
100 Exalted Reputations progress is now account wide, however, each reputation and its faction equivalent only count once across all characters. Having multiple alts will not get you the achievement any faster.
Blood-Soaked Tome of Dark Whispers - Allows hunters to tame crawgs and other blood beasts.
Solo Queue for Legion Raids
Patch 8.1 adds the option to solo queue for wings of Legion Raid Finder difficulty raids to Archmage Timear in Broken Isles Dalaran.
Boralus Update
Boralus has received a small tweak to the area leading to the War Campaign boat. Currently, there is a small gate separating the stairs from the 7th Legion Quartermaster. This has been removed in Patch 8.1 and replaced with an open plank to jump on from the stairs. The quartermaster has also been moved to compensate for this change.
New Music and Audio
A lot of new music and audio has been added in this patch.
Achievement, String, and Misc Changes
Take a look at the new achievements, strings, scenarios, mounts, and other misc changes coming in the patch!
Content Coming on January 22, 2019
Some content will not be available when Patch 8.1 launches on December 11th. Here is what you have to look forward to next month! Battle of Dazar’alor Raid
For ages untold, Dazar’alor has stood at the center of the great and powerful Zandalari empire. Its guards have thwarted numerous attempts on King Rastakhan’s life, and it has endured trials both ancient and new. But as war reaches the shores of Zuldazar, the Alliance embarks on a daring gambit to besiege the golden pyramid and sever the Zandalari’s bond to the Horde.
Raid Unlock Schedule January 22 — Normal and Heroic Difficulties
January 29 — Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1
February 12 — Raid Finder Wing 2
February 26 — Raid Finder Wing 3
PvP Season 1 Ends and Season 2 Starts
Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 1 will end and Season 2 will begin at the same time as Battle of Dazar’alor opens on January 22.
Mythic Keystone Dungeon Season 2 Begins January 22
To align with the opening of the new raid dungeon, Mythic Keystone Dungeon Season 2 will begin on January 22. Reaping - New Affix that causes previously killed trash to rise and rush your group every 20% on the progress bar.
Increased item level rewards
Additional ring on Azerite Armor The fifth ring has two spec specific trait options to choose between for each spec for your class.
The fourth ring continues to have one spec specific trait for each spec or the option of a general trait.
Content Available in the Future
Some additional content will be released later than January 22nd, most likey around 8.1.5. Crucible of Storms Raid
The Crucible of Storms raid will be a two boss raid that continues the story of Azshara and the Old God influences in Battle for Azeroth. This raid also has a series of quests related to Xal'atath.
Kul Tiran Human and Zandalari Troll Allied Races
At some point after the Battle for Dazar'alor, we will be recruiting the Kul Tiran Humans and Zandalari Trolls officially into the factions. For more information on these races, click the banners below.
View the full articleTue, 11 Dec 2018 10:16:00 +0000Tides of Vengeance Updated Patch NotesMon, 10 Dec 2018 23:23:00 +0000Patch 8.1 - Night Warrior ScenarioPatch 8.1 - Night Warrior Scenario The Night Warrior scenario is a new series of quests that advances the story of the Night Elves after the events of the Burning of Teldrassil.
Tyrande's owl will bring you a message to go to Stormwind Keep.
There, Tyrande tries to convince Anduin to send troops to take back Darkshore, but he tells her to be patient as they can't spare any troops because of the war in Kul Tiras and Zandalar. Tyrande says her people will take back Darkshore without him.
You head to Darkshore, and after a series of quests, find out that Tyrande plans to invoke the ritual of the Night Warrior, which will make her the instrument of Elune' wrath.
You, Shandris Feathermoon, and Maiev Shadowsong search for her through Horde camps while Sira Moonwarden scouts the shore.
You eventually find Tyrande and witness her ascension. She takes you and destroys a Forsaken deathcamp, killing everyone inside except for the leader, Belmont, whom she wants to leave to rot.
The final portion has you, Tyrande, and Malfurion face an army of Forsaken and Nathanos empowered by two of Sylvanas's valkyr.
Nathanos is on the brink of death but one of the valkyr sacrifices herself to save him. The other raises Delaryn Summermoon and Sira Moonwarden (who was killed as you arrived).
The Horde flees and you return to Kul Tiras while Tyrande vows to finish this another day.
View the full articleMon, 10 Dec 2018 23:22:00 +0000Patch 8.1 - New Paladin Spell AnimationsPatch 8.1 - New Paladin Spell Animations
Paladins are receiving visual updates to Avenging Wrath, Beacon of Light, Beacon of Virtue, Holy Light, and Light of Dawn! Avenging Wrath
Beacon of Light
Beacon of Virtue
Holy Light
Light of Dawn
View the full articleMon, 10 Dec 2018 23:21:00 +0000Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:42:00 +0000Patch 8.1 - The Fate of Saurfang Quest ChainPatch 8.1 - The Fate of Saurfang Quest Chain
The quest chain that continues Saurfang's story is available in Patch 8.1. Spoilers ahead!
The Dark Lady Calls and The High Overlord - Dark Ranger Alina on the docks of Dazar'alor has you go see Sylvanas in Orgrimmar. She sends you to Elwynn Forest to meet with one of her rangers as reports have surfaced that Saurfang has escaped custody.
A Way Out, On Track, and Eastern Escape - You meet Dark Ranger Lyana outside Stormwind and investigate the area for signs of where Saurfang went. Following tracks and a recently used lock points to an escape through the sewer.
Corner Crossing, Signs of Saurfang, Ever Eastward, and Tracking Tipoff - The search leads you to Redridge Mountain where you disguise yourselves as humans and question the local guards and townsfolk. After taking out a giant spider that Saurfang had injured, you question Hunter Mcalister, but kill him when his dogs identify you.
Grim Tidings, A Warrior's Death, and Queen's Favor - Lyana leaves to report to Sylvanas and Zekhan appears, revealing that Saurfang is hiding in the Swamp of Sorrows. You arrive as the Dark Rangers prepare to capture or kill him and help defend Saurfang. Afterwards, he wants you and Zekhan to remain in the Warchief's favor and bruises you as a ploy to convince her that you didn't help. He then runs off after saying you will see him again. You return to Sylvanas who is irritated, but insists he will be found.
Completing this quest chain rewards you with Worn Cloak.
Alternative Choice
When you reach the point in the quest chain where you talk to Zekhan, you can choose to side with Sylvanas instead of continuing the quest and helping Saurfang. If you choose this, several things happen: You receive the quest For the Queen and head straight to Sylvanas instead of continuing the quest and helping Saurfang.
A message tells you that you will not receive the Worn Cloak, will start an alternate quest, and Zekhan will remember your choice.
View the full articleSun, 09 Dec 2018 12:33:00 +0000Abaey joined Mokrah ToktokDec 8, 2018 Abaey joined Mokrah ToktokView the full articleSat, 08 Dec 2018 06:54:39 +0000Rendaro joined Mokrah ToktokDec 8, 2018 Rendaro joined Mokrah ToktokView the full articleSat, 08 Dec 2018 06:54:39 +0000Patch 8.1.0 - New MountsPatch 8.1.0 - New Mounts
Patch 8.1 adds a variety of mounts! Warfront Vendor Mounts
Azureshell Krolusk (A) / Rubyshell Krolusk (H) - 200 7th Legion Service Medal / Honorbound Service Medal
Priestess' Moonsaber (A) / Bloodthirsty Dreadwing (H) - 1000 7th Legion Service Medal / Honorbound Service Medal
Darkshore Rare Mounts
Ashenvale Chimaera - Drop from Alash'anir.
Blackpaw - Drop from Agathe Wyrmwood/Blackpaw.
Frightened Kodo - Drop from Frightened Kodo.
Kaldorei Nightsaber - Drop from Croz Bloodrage/Shadowclaw.
Sandy Nightsaber - Drop from Athil Dewfire.
Captured Umber Nightsaber - Drop from Moxo the Beheader/Athil Dewfire.
Island Expeditions Bloodgorged Hunter
Island Thunderscale
Risen Mare
Stonehide Elderhorn
Island Expedition Vendor
Saltwater Seahorse - 500 Seafarer's Dubloon.
Siltwing Albatross - 1000 Seafarer's Dubloon.
Frog Mounts
Each of these mounts can be purchased from Gottum in Nazmir for 333,333 gold each. Blue Marsh Hopper
Green Marsh Hopper
Yellow Marsh Hopper
Warcraft III: Reforged
Meat Wagon - Reward for preordering Warcraft III: Reforged Spoils of War Edition.
Secret Mount
The Hivemind - Secret Find
Future Patch 8.1 Mounts Battle for Dazar'alor Mounts
G.M.O.D. - Drop from High King Mekkatorque
Glacial Tidestorm - Drop from Mythic Jaina Proudmoore
Dazar'alor Windreaver - Reward for completing the Glory of the Dazar'alor Raider achievement
PvP Season 2
Vicious Black Bonesteed - Horde Rated Arena/Battleground Seasonal Reward
Vicious Black Warsaber - Alliance Rated Arena/Battleground Seasonal Reward
Reins of the Onyx War Hyena - Rated Arena/Battleground Victory
View the full articleFri, 07 Dec 2018 20:23:00 +0000Mythic Cache Next Week has Titan Residuum, No Cap or Reset for Season 2Tides of Vengeance Arrives Starting December 11 Mythic Cache Next Week has Titan Residuum
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Immediately after the Tides of Vengeance update goes live with scheduled maintenance in each region, you’ll now be able to target specific kinds of Azerite armor by earning Titan Residuum, which can be used to purchase Azerite armor from everyone’s favorite purveyor of exquisite furnishings: Thaumaturge Vashreen, who can be found alongside his fellow ethereals in either Boralus or Dazar’alor.
In the weekly cache, you’ll now receive an amount of Titan Residuum in addition to your weekly item. Completing higher-level Keystones will award greater amounts of Titan Residuum from your weekly cache. Scrapping or disenchanting new epic-quality Azerite gear obtained in Tides of Vengeance (from any source) also provides Titan Residuum, with more powerful items yielding more Residuum.
After the update goes live, your weekly cache will contain Titan Residuum, and will not have a chance to contain a piece of Azerite Armor. We suggest you complete at least one Mythic Keystone dungeon before the update to make sure that you earn Titan Residuum when you open your cache after the update.
There isn’t a cap on how much Titan Residuum you can hold, and we do not plan to reset Titan Residuum at the start of Season 2. When Season 2 begins, the vendor will offer higher item-level pieces (iLvl 400 or 415) at significantly higher costs than the Season 1 items. Also at that time, the weekly Mythic Keystone cache will begin rewarding proportionally more Residuum, and new iLvl 400+ Azerite armor will yield more Residuum when scrapped or disenchanted.
See you in the dungeons!
Yes. Completing Mythic Keystones higher than level 10 will yield more Residuum for each additional level, with diminishing returns.
View the full articleFri, 07 Dec 2018 01:09:00 +0000Tides of Vengeance Arrives Starting December 11Patch 8.1 Spells Being Taken off the Global Cooldown Tides of Vengeance Arrives Starting December 11
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
The release of Tides of Vengeance opens the way for a new Warfront — Battle for Darkshore, new dwarf and blood elf Heritage armor, Faction Assaults and more. Learn about what’s in store in our Survival Guide and feature previews.
New Warfront: Battle for Darkshore
In the ashen shadow of Teldrassil, the night elves strike back against the Forsaken to reclaim their ancestral homeland in an all-new co-op Warfront. In between battles, discover what awaits in a new version of the Darkshore zone reshaped by the fires of war. This new Warfront will be available to Alliance players as of December 11 and we’ve shortened the cycle for the first two weeks of the Warfront so that players from both factions will have access to it and all its rewards prior to the holidays. Learn More... Faction Assaults
Grab your friends and take part in the new Faction Assaults in Zandalar and Kul Tiras. Defend against invaders or push deep into enemy territory for fun and great rewards. Learn More... Pet Battle Dungeon: Gnomeregan
Marshal your menagerie and head into the halls of Gnomeregan to face the challenges within in this new Pet Battle Dungeon. Learn More... New Blood Elf and Dwarf Heritage Armor
Celebrate your legacy with two new Heritage Armor sets. Learn More... Explore Two New Islands in Island Expeditions
Set sail for two new islands—Havenswood and Jorundall— and see what new adventures await in Island Expeditions. Learn More... New War Campaign Chapters Open
Continue your adventures through Kul Tiras and Zandalar with new War Campaign chapters. Delve into new questlines and new missions as you push forward with your faction’s cause. Azerite Armor Updates
With the release of Tides of Vengeance, we’ve added a new way for players who participate in Mythic Keystone Dungeons to gain specific Azerite Armor. These players will be able to earn a new currency —Titan Residuum—which can be used to purchase specific items from Thaumaturge Vashreen. You can read more in our forum post.
Once Mythic Keystone Dungeon Season 2 begins, we’ll be introducing new Azerite traits and adding a new fifth ring to items that currently have four rings.The re-spec cost will be reset on Azerite traits and will be reduced from 72 hours to 24 hours.
Reaching Friendly, Honored, or Revered reputation with the Champions of Azeroth faction now unlocks the appropriate quests to upgrade your Heart of Azeroth for all characters on your account. New Mount: Meat Wagon
Prepare to relive the adventure that laid the foundation for Azeroth’s most epic stories. Pre-purchase Warcraft III: Reforged and you’ll receive the new Meat Wagon mount —live in-game with Tides of Vengeance! Learn more at PlayWarcraft3.com. Battle of Dazar’alor Opens January 22
For ages untold, Dazar’alor has stood at the center of the great and powerful Zandalari empire. Its guards have thwarted numerous attempts on King Rastakhan’s life, and it has endured trials both ancient and new. But as war reaches the shores of Zuldazar, the Alliance embarks on a daring gambit to besiege the golden pyramid and sever the Zandalari’s bond to the Horde.
Raid Unlock Schedule
January 22 — Normal and Heroic Difficulties
January 29 — Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1
February 12 — Raid Finder Wing 2
February 26 — Raid Finder Wing 3
PvP Season 1 Ending and Season 2 Coming January 22
Battle for Azeroth PvP Season 1 will end and Season 2 will begin at the same time as Battle of Dazar’alor opens on January 22. Mythic Keystone Dungeon Season 2 Begins January 22
To align with the opening of the new raid dungeon, Mythic Keystone Dungeon Season 2 will begin on January 22 with a new Affix to put you and your group to the test.
There’s more to explore in Tides of Vengeance and we look forward to seeing you in game!
View the full articleThu, 06 Dec 2018 19:25:00 +0000Patch 8.1 - Spells Being Taken off the Global CooldownPatch 8.1 - Spells Being Taken off the Global Cooldown
Originally Posted by Blizzard
(Blue Tracker)
I believe it was Ion that said in a dev chat movement abilities were coming back off the GCD. So is this actually happening?
This is something that is still happening. Here is the list I have so far of abilities that are for sure coming off the GCD: Havoc - Vengeful Retreat
All Druids - Wild Charge
Arms - Charge
Fury - Charge
Protection Warrior - Ignore Pain
Protection Warrior – Intercept
Protection Warrior (PvP) – Dragon Charge
Survival – Harpoon (Source)
Well that’s nice I guess, what about all the other categories?
This is just what we have confirmed so far. There could potentially be more added to the list, but I personally just don’t know of any others yet.
We’d love to hear from you guys on more examples of abilities that you feel should be off the GCD and why. (Source)
View the full articleThu, 06 Dec 2018 06:35:00 +0000